Category: Mountains

Gellert Hill is a 235 m high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is stretched over 1st and the 11th districts. It was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The Hungarians refer to it as a "mountain," despite the fact that at…

The four colossal sculptures at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, are carved out of Mount Rushmore's granite face in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota. The design for the sculpture was sculptor Gutzon Borglum's, and he oversaw the project's execution…

Wonderful hikes through a wide variety of terrain await you on the spectacular Stanserhorn in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. Its peak, at an altitude of 1,897 meters, towers over the Uri Alps and offers stunning views. From the valley, Stans' local peak is a four-hour climb away, but you…

Ma Pi Leng Pass is a high mountain pass located between Dong Van and Meo Vac, two cities in Vietnam's far north near the Chinese border, at an elevation of 1.500m (4,921ft) above sea level. It is believed to be Vietnam's most breathtaking mountain road. Ha Giang province is home…

The Bürgenstock is a mountain in Switzerland that rises to an altitude of 1,115 metres (3,658 feet). It sits on the lakeshore of Lucerne, though not quite at its centre. There is a resort on the same mountain called Bürgenstock, and it sits at an altitude of 874 metres above…

Grouse Mountain is a large alpine playground that is located approximately 15 minutes from the central business district of Vancouver and rises 1,250 metres (4,100 feet) above the city. During the eight minute journey from the Valley Station to the top, passengers on the world-famous Red Skyride have the opportunity…